You guys must have a reading problem.
Maybe that explains what is wrong with you guys.
Now, it doesn't say when Washington freed those slaves does it?
It only says that Washington did free and he did, making provision for that in his will, which Martha honored.
So, what do you think of the Declaration's statement that all men are created equal as it relates to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
Or,do you take the Confederate view that there were certain men born to be ruled as slaves?
I wasn't aware that he put that into his will. I thought Martha freed them on her own initiative, and that during his lifetime, Washington himself did not.
So, what do you think of the Declaration's statement that all men are created equal as it relates to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
They were talking about their own society, i.e. European society, of which they didn't -- not all of them -- consider Africans to be part.
Or,do you take the Confederate view that there were certain men born to be ruled as slaves?
That's Natural Law, and no, I don't think that. People are born slaves in Mauritania every day, but I don't think that should determine their status for life.
Another aspect of Natural Law is that differences among men are recognized and paid court to; that if I am able, somehow, by main force or trickery to overcome you and bind you to my will by force or deceit, then you are of course my natural prey. I don't accept that, either, and define such conduct as simply misconduct, and possibly criminal, and in some circumstances justiciable.
Sorry you had to wait so long for a reply, but I had my hands full.